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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy
I wondered that too, although there will be a 3rd parallel runway eventually, it seems that two runways shouldn't be able to handle the kind of air traffic we are seeing now let alone 5 years from now. Even some smaller airports have 3 or 4 runways.
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LGW (London Gatwick) handled 35+ million passengers in 2013 and only has one runway. A second runway is in development along with terminal expansion.
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